New York Yankees Flip Chasen Shreve For The No. 1 International Pitching Prospect Osiel Rodriguez Because Brian Cashman is a God Among Men

What Happened?

The New York Yankees tonight announced that they have acquired right-handed hitting 1B Luke Voit and international signing bonus pool money from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for LHP Chasen Shreve and RHP Giovanny Gallegos.

When this trade news dropped seemingly in the middle of the night it was a real head scratcher. After the Yankees acquired JA Happ and Zach Britton, it was clear that Chasen Shreve was the odd pitcher out but to find a trade partner so quickly was strange considering how garbage Shreve is.

Chasen Shreve currently has a WAR of -0.2. I’m not expert, but I feel like you’re going to want a player on your team that’s better than replacement level. Shreve was not that. He has an ERA of 4.26. He pitched 38 innings for the Yankees and gave up 8 home runs. For comparison sake, Jacob deGrom has only given up 7 home runs in 138 innings.

Sooo, SEEE YAAA Chasen.

But on paper, the addition of first baseman, Luke Voit, meant nothing. He has 11 career at-bats and he’s basically just a minor leaguer. I’m not 100% sure he’s better than Tyler Austin but he seems to have better plate discipline. Who cares? He’s never going to replace Greg Bird at first.

Luke Voit was just a decoy. It was all about that International cash.

After trading for more international bonus pool space, the Yankees today signed Osiel Rodriguez for $600,000, as @jorgeebro reported.

Enter Osiel Rodriguez, the No. 1 International prospect from Cuba who is now a member of the New York Yankees because Brian Cashman turned a -0.2 WAR into a future All-Star. Cash Rules Everything Around Me.

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